If you’re one of those employers, why not make the best use of your dollars and keep your incentive program fresh? Read on for five ideas, including one great example from a Fitbit Health Solutions customer.

Offer real-time feedback. A reward at the finish line doesn’t need to be the end goal. Use the opportunity to keep employees engaged from beginning to end by offering them a continuous feedback loop.

Examples of this? If you’re doing an activity challenge, consider using fitness trackers that auto-sync and provide users with updates on current activity levels and real-time rankings. If you’ve begun offering healthy snacks in your break rooms, consider sending employees an encouraging status update that says something like, “We’ve finished all the bananas in two days! Great job opting for a healthy snack, team!”

Recognition goes a long way. Company-wide recognition, trophies, or certificates of achievement can make an impact. You can ask employees for their personal success stories and share them in company memos. If an employee is particularly active in a step challenge, you can ask them for advice to share with the rest of the company on how they’ve upped their exercise routine.

Be scrappy and get creative. You don’t have to break the bank to offer compelling incentives. You can consider offering casual dress days, a cheesy trophy, or maybe even a free half-day or full PTO day.

Foster a culture of wellness with relevant rewards. Use the opportunity within your incentive program to strengthen your culture of wellness and wellbeing. Consider how the rewards can encourage healthy behaviors. Some ideas can be a gift card to a local sporting goods store or salad bar. Or you could offer a fitness starter kit that includes a few gym essentials like a yoga mat, water bottle, and hand towel.

Add the element of luck with a raffle. To help ensure that everyone has a chance to win, design a raffle with various prizes. One Fitbit Health Solutions customer even offered a Caribbean cruise as a grand prize! You can take a cue from this customer by implementing qualifications that incentivize the most active participants:

In your next step challenge, consider setting parameters so that employees can qualify for weekly raffle tickets. If they average 5,000 steps per week, they can receive 1 raffle ticket. 7,500 average steps per week can equal 2 raffle tickets. 10,000 average steps per week can equal 3 raffle tickets.

At the end of your challenge, many participants would be holding at least one raffle ticket, with the most avid steppers having the most tickets. From there, host a prize drawing in your break room!

This article is not intended to substitute for informed medical advice. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat a health problem or condition. Always check with your doctor before changing your diet, altering your sleep habits, taking supplements, or starting a new fitness routine.

Fitbit and @UHC are now offering Charge 3 to participants in #UHCMotion, an employer-sponsored wearable walking program. We’re proud to be part of this program, helping users meet their #health goals since 2017. See what’s next for Motion participants: https://t.co/z4KhDzr73l